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It’s Boat Show 2025 and We’re Back at it Again!

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A TRC Exclusive Deal!! A Free Electrical Package with Standing and Running Rigging Purchase When you purchase a complete standing rigging and running rigging package (a complete mast or deck line package), you will receive a free electrical package on us!!! Here is what it includes: … and ALL associated wiring and connectors. **Additional lighting,…

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Schaefer Marine Boat Show Special: Up to 40% Off

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Schaefer Marine is offering some of the biggest savings of the season through The Rigging Company during the Annapolis Boat Show. **boom furlers not included. Discounts are valid only through the end of October. Schaefer Marine has been trusted by sailors worldwide for over 50 years. Their foresail furlers are what helped build Schaefer’s steadfast…

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Riggers Spotted in Grand Cayman

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The Rigging Company was back at it again, but this time enjoying a little slice of paradise. I have to say there are many great things about this line of work, but being able to travel to desirable locations to work on peoples yachts has to top the list. The Cayman Islands has no shortage…

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R.I.P.S.S.

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Despite last year being our most successful year to date as a business, it was also our saddest. This is an update to the “Our Story” page, as well as a tribute to a recent, major, loss for our team. My good friend, mentor, and business partner, Sean Matthew Simmons passed away suddenly, from natural…

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The Best Scissors Ever…

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…At least for cutting boat rope. Viper Kevlar Shears cut Kevlar (especially), but are also great for other tough fabrics like Dyneema, Vectran, Polyester, Technora. Apparently it is also used in cutting plastics, canvas, and even body armor. Yes, of course they’ll go dull after a few years of cutting tough fiber rope, but they carry a…

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Winches

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The three big winch players are Harken, Lewmar, and Andersen. Selden is also trying to make a splash in the production winch market. Almost all of these manufacturers offer different drum finishes from anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and chrome plated bronze (even un-chromed bronze upon special request). So what are some of the other differences? One of the number one companies…

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Wire Rigging Vs. Synthetic Rigging Vs. Rod Rigging

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Synthetic rigging has been getting more and more common recently. Rod rigging has lost some popularity in the past decade due to parts availability issues from manufacturers. Wire rigging has remained tried and true to the test of time. In looking at each of these stay materials we find some advantages and disadvantages. Let’s take a look……

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Authorized Harken Hydraulics Service Center

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Back in April 2016, The Rigging Company attended a week long certification to become an Authorized Harken Hydraulics Service Center. WE PASSED!!! You can now bring your Harken hydraulic units or systems to The Rigging Company (or we can bring The Rigging Company to you) to have them serviced, repaired, and even replaced. We not…

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Da Vinci’s Orinthopter

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‘Just a quick blurb on some art that we were privileged enough to be part of. The model of da Vinci’s Orinthopter was recently moved from the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, re-cabled by Jim Donaghy (thanks for the mention), and moved to the Center for Strategic & International Studies in John Hamre Commons. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHHWhUzHZsE&w=560&h=315] …

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It’s a New Year…

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at … …and we have recently moved to a new location!! That’s right, we’ve moved, but don’t worry, we’re not far. Actually, we are now even closer to you than before ;-0). The new location is still within the same complex as always, BUT you can now see us from the road (Edgewood Rd.). The Annapolis Maritime…

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Views from Aloft

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I see you! Here we are aloft again. This time to try and (unsuccessfully) drop-in a new spare Main Halyard. There was foam inside the mast for noise dampening. This foam caused our plumbers chain to get snagged on the way down….no matter how hard we tried. Stevens 50 is a pretty slick little old…

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The World’s Largest Mast….

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…was stepped last month at the Perini Navi Yard in Italy. Just look at the size of the masthead! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEsuYH-Dt4&w=560&h=315] This incredible carbon fiber wonder measures just over 250′ and weighs in at just over 16 metric tons…pretty light considering. The furling boom provided by Future Fibres could be its own sailing yacht…

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